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jonathan karl is in sterling, virginia, where the announcement will be made later. >> reporter: good morning, robin. the republicans are coming out here to try to do what they did when they won the house in 1994, which is to offer a specific plan of action for a republican congress. republicans spent much of the past two years, opposing president obama's big initiatives. >> you can't. >> we're the party of no. on this bill, hell, no. >> the party of no? we're the party of hell no. >> reporter: now, house republicans are coming up with a pledge to america. in order to get to the party of know and what they call a new governing agenda for america. what they would do if they were in control of congress. at the top of the list, permanently extend the bush tax cut, all of them. cancel all unspent stimulus spending. as off today, $258 billion of the $814 billion of the stimulus has not been spent. repeal the obama health care bill. replacing it with republican proposals, including limits on malpractice lawsuits. block obama's plan to move detainees at the gitmo print camp to the u.s. newt
jonathan karl is in sterling, virginia, where the announcement will be made later. >> reporter: good morning, robin. the republicans are coming out here to try to do what they did when they won the house in 1994, which is to offer a specific plan of action for a republican congress. republicans spent much of the past two years, opposing president obama's big initiatives. >> you can't. >> we're the party of no. on this bill, hell, no. >> the party of no? we're the party...
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the miners of west virginia, the mining families of west virginia, kind of bond with miners all over the world. they have one thing in common. they're willing to take the difficult jobs and do the hard jobs to provide for their families. but their patriotic duty, they do, especially coal mining in west virginia. the energy we supply for this nation and have done it for 100 years to make us as strong and free as we are. to see this situation and the way they come together. families will cling together. they never met each other before. but i guarantee you, by the second or third day, you can't tell which family's which. they're all helping each other. >> you alluded a moment ago about lessons we can learn here. and there are major differences about what happened earlier here in west virginia and what took place, a collapse there in chile. but still, you know, watching this, and what are the lessons that you're taking from it that can help with safety issues back here in the states? >> well, everything we do right now is based around safety. we have every miner -- we have every miner -
the miners of west virginia, the mining families of west virginia, kind of bond with miners all over the world. they have one thing in common. they're willing to take the difficult jobs and do the hard jobs to provide for their families. but their patriotic duty, they do, especially coal mining in west virginia. the energy we supply for this nation and have done it for 100 years to make us as strong and free as we are. to see this situation and the way they come together. families will cling...
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the next camera will take us to the beltway at university boulevard and virginia looks like a couple of clear spots, just some slowdowns across the potomac river. >>> the fog hangs out there this morning. there is an advisory west of town. 44 degrees in warrenton. today there will be willfog this morning and it will be a touch warmer, low 60's this afternoon. >> we will be right back with local news. >>> d.c. school chancellor michelle rhee is under fire over a mistake that cost over 200 teachers their jobs. there is a growing movement to get them reinstated. >> i am serious. >> this morning, d.c. editors are outrageous after learning that incorrect budget calculations led to the firings of more than 200 teachers. >> you have to be kidding me. >> the school system is running on a surplus but back in october when the 256 were let go, michelle rhee claims there was a $43 million deficit. >>> it is time for you to step up to the plight and fire michelle rey. >> the president of the teachers' union says he will ask the courts to test it -- reinstate those who were let go. >> i don't thin
the next camera will take us to the beltway at university boulevard and virginia looks like a couple of clear spots, just some slowdowns across the potomac river. >>> the fog hangs out there this morning. there is an advisory west of town. 44 degrees in warrenton. today there will be willfog this morning and it will be a touch warmer, low 60's this afternoon. >> we will be right back with local news. >>> d.c. school chancellor michelle rhee is under fire over a mistake...
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>>> this is a picture of traffic in virginia, slowly moving from the belt way to get to king street and after the pentagon to the 14th street bridge. >>> a very good morning, brian van de graaf here and we are already in the 60's. the big picture shows we are clear across the northeast. we have a cold front in the middle part of the country that will move east slowly. ahead of it, heat and humidity, 82 today with plenty of sunshine and 60's tonight, tomorrow, mid-80's and storms on sunday. >> we will be right back. >>> the man is dead after a struggle with police in arlington. there were reports of a psychiatric emergency. they found demand naked inside an apartment and he was combative and he refused to cooperate. they used a taser to bring him under control but the man stopped breathing grade was taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead. his name has not yet been released and police continued the investigation. >>> we could learn the fate of the controversial new d.c. teachers contract. the chief financial officer is getting ready to present a report to the d.c. council. he reje
>>> this is a picture of traffic in virginia, slowly moving from the belt way to get to king street and after the pentagon to the 14th street bridge. >>> a very good morning, brian van de graaf here and we are already in the 60's. the big picture shows we are clear across the northeast. we have a cold front in the middle part of the country that will move east slowly. ahead of it, heat and humidity, 82 today with plenty of sunshine and 60's tonight, tomorrow, mid-80's and...
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Aug 23, 2010
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they have made changes in virginia. there is a traffic pattern changed to the right to get across the bridge. in maryland so far so good for a montgomery county with a nice drive on the beltway and 270. >>> significant cloud cover across the metro area now. in frederick there is nearly total sunshine but we have an unsettled weather pattern. it is a back-to-school week for some in maryland and the district. that is hard to believe. 71 degrees in quantico. the dew point is a little lower than yesterday's due to the evening cold front yesterday. you will feel the humidity anyway today. we are on our way to the mid- 80's. this will be the hottest all week. it will be in the mid-70's tomorrow. it will be a damp and rainy day tomorrow. >> we will be right back with a look at some of this morning's top local news stories. stay focused, tigers! children: yay, butterflies! youth coaching runs on dunkin'. with our delicious icy mocha beverages. get your summer treat today. america runs on dunkin'. morning!sighs ] mor-ning? i'm y
they have made changes in virginia. there is a traffic pattern changed to the right to get across the bridge. in maryland so far so good for a montgomery county with a nice drive on the beltway and 270. >>> significant cloud cover across the metro area now. in frederick there is nearly total sunshine but we have an unsettled weather pattern. it is a back-to-school week for some in maryland and the district. that is hard to believe. 71 degrees in quantico. the dew point is a little...
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barnabas road out of maryland and across the wilson bridge into virginia. there are delays out of woodbridge to join the outer loop on i-95 north. on the back up at woodbridge, there is -- has just been a crash on the northbound 95. >>> take a look at the sun coming up this morning across the city. 44 degrees right now downtown. we had some 30's out there this morning. there was a trust advisory but that has been dropped. through the afternoon, you will see temperatures in the mid- 60's. the wins will die down by tonight and tomorrow will be 70. >>> one more traffic alert -- this is on the hov lanes on a 95 and 395 in virginia. the northbound lanes will close at 10:00 a.m.. that is one hour earlier than normal. this will give road crews time to clear so they can beat reopened at noon for southbound traffic. we will be back with another news update at 8:25. for continous news coverage, tune in to our sister station, newschannel8 tune in to our sister station, newschannel8 ♪ don't be cruel because i would never be ♪ ♪ that cruel to you [ cheers and appl
barnabas road out of maryland and across the wilson bridge into virginia. there are delays out of woodbridge to join the outer loop on i-95 north. on the back up at woodbridge, there is -- has just been a crash on the northbound 95. >>> take a look at the sun coming up this morning across the city. 44 degrees right now downtown. we had some 30's out there this morning. there was a trust advisory but that has been dropped. through the afternoon, you will see temperatures in the mid-...
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that's the one that's going take over and enhancing the rain into central and eastern virginia. that's one that brings us a inch of rainfall sucking all the cold air wrap up and wind up the strong winds as we head in through tomorrow. by that point, the rain pulls out. today developing rain and heavy in the afternoon and so temperatures will be held back to about 59 degrees for the afternoon temperatures. pulling back into the mid-50s. we settle to about 46 for the rain end big midnight and tomorrow just the wind up to 40-mile-per-hour gusts and temperatures in the 60s we dry out this weekend. kim. >> reporter: well, justin we are having a very slow ride this morning especially around the beltway. you will see the top side of the beltway from harford road jammed to york road. inner loop slow from the earlier disabled vehicle. on west side, at liberty road, traffic is going to be jammed and moving at a cruel from old court road past edmonton avenue. give yourself extra time. the delays are at about 7 minutes this morning. and we have a couple accidents around the area that inner
that's the one that's going take over and enhancing the rain into central and eastern virginia. that's one that brings us a inch of rainfall sucking all the cold air wrap up and wind up the strong winds as we head in through tomorrow. by that point, the rain pulls out. today developing rain and heavy in the afternoon and so temperatures will be held back to about 59 degrees for the afternoon temperatures. pulling back into the mid-50s. we settle to about 46 for the rain end big midnight and...
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krim sciutto is in virginia with this. >> reporter: we're hearing of an harrowing scene in "l" block behind me. eyewitnesses described lewis as terrified and trembling in the chamber. she turned down a sedative, offered to death row inmates. a guard tapping her on the shoulder to calm her, as she was put to death. it's here, inside this cramped death chamber, where teresa lewis became the first woman executed in virginia in 98 years. >> the execution of teresa lewis has been carried out in the manner as described by the laws in the commonwealth of virginia. >> reporter: her minister of seven years, kept a sad vigil. when you met with her for a final time, did you have a sense that she was ready for this? >> she resigned herself to this. and she knew for seven years that this was a good possibility. but she didn't want it. >> reporter: teresa lewis confessed to a horrible crime. plotting with her lover and a friend to kill her husband and stepson, to collect on a $250,000 life insurance policy. >> i just wish i could take it back. and i'm sorry for all the people i've hurt. >> reporte
krim sciutto is in virginia with this. >> reporter: we're hearing of an harrowing scene in "l" block behind me. eyewitnesses described lewis as terrified and trembling in the chamber. she turned down a sedative, offered to death row inmates. a guard tapping her on the shoulder to calm her, as she was put to death. it's here, inside this cramped death chamber, where teresa lewis became the first woman executed in virginia in 98 years. >> the execution of teresa lewis has...
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a few showers northwest of town and west virginia and we more fun from times square, the next half hour. robin? >> fun, indeed. all right, sam. >>> her parents, california governor, arnold schwarzenegger and maria shriver. kept their children out of the spotlight. now, katherine schwarzenegger, in junior college, is going public with an issue that affects many women and girs, a negative body image. it's something katherine understands because she went through it, too. we're going to talk to her live. take the shot, in a moment. first, a look at her story. imagine it. your dad is an award-winning bodybuilder and exercise advocate. and your mom is a member of the famously fit kennedy family. like most young girls, you compare your body to your classmates. and don't like what you see. if you're katherine schwarzenegger, you write a book about it. she candidly recalls feeling subconscious about her body in "rock what you got." i hate my body. i felt totally disgusting. i was 10 years old, in the fourth grade and suffering. katherine's mother understood her pain. and shared a story from her
a few showers northwest of town and west virginia and we more fun from times square, the next half hour. robin? >> fun, indeed. all right, sam. >>> her parents, california governor, arnold schwarzenegger and maria shriver. kept their children out of the spotlight. now, katherine schwarzenegger, in junior college, is going public with an issue that affects many women and girs, a negative body image. it's something katherine understands because she went through it, too. we're going...
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here is southbound that falls rubber it will take you to virginia northbound on 395 slowing at landmark. 66 eastbound had a crash that is completely gone. >>> clear skies overhead right now with a fuel-clouds in the distance. we have a beautiful sunrise over the district. we are in the mid-40's all the way to the mid-50's. the forecast calls for a lot of sunshine today and near 70 degrees but a storm system develops overhead throughout the day tomorrow and that will increase cloud cover tonight and give us off and on rainshowers on thursday, up to 1 inch of rain anticipated. it will become gusty on friday as the strike -- storm system strengthens into the weekend. it will be sunny and comfortable for the weekend in the 60's. >>> michelle rhee is leaving after three years on the job. she is expected to announce this morning that she will resign at the end of the month. her future had been uncertain since vincent gray won the her future had been uncertain since vincent gray won the mayoral primary last month >>> you are looking at a live picture of copiapo, chile. a place of so much happi
here is southbound that falls rubber it will take you to virginia northbound on 395 slowing at landmark. 66 eastbound had a crash that is completely gone. >>> clear skies overhead right now with a fuel-clouds in the distance. we have a beautiful sunrise over the district. we are in the mid-40's all the way to the mid-50's. the forecast calls for a lot of sunshine today and near 70 degrees but a storm system develops overhead throughout the day tomorrow and that will increase cloud...
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so now the storm is targeting parts of the midwest, all the way over into virginia. but this storm believe it or not is not quite done with oklahoma yet. we're expecting a couple inches of snow later today and that's actually a good thing, george, because we all know it's a whole lot easier to drive on snow than it is a layer of ice. >> that is for sure. thanks, ryan. >>> we'll turn now to what will be the trial of the century. the upcoming trial of the mastermind of 911. the white house wants sheikh muhammad tried in new york. but the allies are saying no way. it's time to look for alternate locations. pierre thomas has more. >>> hi, george. the administration had put a lot of weight behind the symbolism of the trial. it's expected to take place less than one mile from the world trade center but now we're learning those plans could be in serious jeopardy. the reason, political reality. there's a chorus of powerful voices coming out of new york saying not so fast. and particular concerns raised this week by the mayor appeared to catch some of the administration by su
so now the storm is targeting parts of the midwest, all the way over into virginia. but this storm believe it or not is not quite done with oklahoma yet. we're expecting a couple inches of snow later today and that's actually a good thing, george, because we all know it's a whole lot easier to drive on snow than it is a layer of ice. >> that is for sure. thanks, ryan. >>> we'll turn now to what will be the trial of the century. the upcoming trial of the mastermind of 911. the...
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but he won west virginia. he won kentucky. he has the ability to connect to the bubble vote that democrats need. they are hemorrhaging white, working-class voters. bill clinton has the ability to and also win over moderates the middle-class, who determine who win all elections in america. that's why bill clinton is still the big campaigner. >> and it's never dullch john avlon, thanks for joining us. >> and goodf thword >>> we check the other stories with ron claiborne. >> good morning, everyone. just three days after the chilean miners were freed, news of two, serious mine accidents elsewhere. in china, at least 20 miners were killed in a mine explosion this morning south of beijing. that blast trapped 17 workers. in ecuador, 4 miners are trapped almost 500 feet underground after a mine collapse there. >>> there could be peace talks in afghanistan that could include the taliban. general david petraeus has confirmed that coalition forces have allowed taliban representatives to travel to kabul to meet with afghan government offi
but he won west virginia. he won kentucky. he has the ability to connect to the bubble vote that democrats need. they are hemorrhaging white, working-class voters. bill clinton has the ability to and also win over moderates the middle-class, who determine who win all elections in america. that's why bill clinton is still the big campaigner. >> and it's never dullch john avlon, thanks for joining us. >> and goodf thword >>> we check the other stories with ron claiborne....
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screamersville, virginia, what will it be? >> a little sunny. >> and >>> temperatures right now our and the 40's with a lot of sunshine today but gusty. highs are right near 60 degrees today, tomorrow, and helene. it will be called tonight in the 30's and >>> this weather report has been brought to you by subway. george, back tovar ovover to yo. >> ways to have a great halloween without a frightening budget. you might have things lying around theous to prepare for the big day. "869 new uses for old things." we've got a few of them. >> we have a few. not 869 but all halloween themed. this is before the holiday, right, last-minute tips so what you'll do, if you don't have your house covered in cobwebs, use a gallon milk jug and turn it into a ghost. all you need to do is put it over a white trash bag, decorate it with the eyes and put the neck of the jug over a broomstick or broom ham and plant it either in a pumpkin or your ground. takes five minutes. >> this one is more complicated but worth it. >> this makes any costume bette
screamersville, virginia, what will it be? >> a little sunny. >> and >>> temperatures right now our and the 40's with a lot of sunshine today but gusty. highs are right near 60 degrees today, tomorrow, and helene. it will be called tonight in the 30's and >>> this weather report has been brought to you by subway. george, back tovar ovover to yo. >> ways to have a great halloween without a frightening budget. you might have things lying around theous to...
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see it's more towards west virginia and sunshine mixed in later this morning. could help to fuel some of the storms and there is the potential as we stand on the warm side the front still back to the north and west. and the real wind on the other side that we may develop some storms with a slight risk may turn severe. damaging wind may be an isolate tornado and large hail. a better threat is central and southern maryland in through virginia. but we will reach 77. and again the rain will ease up and wee will gave way to afternoon storms that could continue tonight if they shift to the east with a low of 60. kim now has traffic. >> reporter: a downed tree this morning up in cockeysville block the northbound lanes of falls road and expect delays there as well. heavy delays on the beltway. we are looking bad volume wise. rain is not helping matters and we have a lot of accident so as we check the maps, let's get to it. a crash in baltimore city at wilkins and beachfield and another falls road and cold spring lane. on the inner loop, a crash right at the bw parkway
see it's more towards west virginia and sunshine mixed in later this morning. could help to fuel some of the storms and there is the potential as we stand on the warm side the front still back to the north and west. and the real wind on the other side that we may develop some storms with a slight risk may turn severe. damaging wind may be an isolate tornado and large hail. a better threat is central and southern maryland in through virginia. but we will reach 77. and again the rain will ease up...
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we have tornado watches out for the carolinas and virginia until mid-morning this morning. we have the severe weather threat in the southeast. a cooldown over the weekend. we'll talk about that later. >>> temperatures right now are near 70 degrees so it is a mile start today and we still have areas of rain and heavy rain where you see the yellow and aren't on the screen. it is around springfield and approaching the mixing bowl. some very every rain is pushing out to the north and east. we will have the rain off and on throughout the day east very note-worthy, also, the areas the storms moved through are dealing with the winds today. tropical storm-force winds. that means winds 45-mile-per-hour, 50-mile-per-hour. in places like chicago. >> the number one windiest city. >>> an idaho pilot is lucky to be alive this morning, after a harrowing accident. his engine-powered parachute malfunctioned, sending him plummeting 100 feet to the ground. it was all caught on camera. neal karlinsky has his incredible story of survival. >> reporter: pat patten loves to fly. he's in his aircra
we have tornado watches out for the carolinas and virginia until mid-morning this morning. we have the severe weather threat in the southeast. a cooldown over the weekend. we'll talk about that later. >>> temperatures right now are near 70 degrees so it is a mile start today and we still have areas of rain and heavy rain where you see the yellow and aren't on the screen. it is around springfield and approaching the mixing bowl. some very every rain is pushing out to the north and east....
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tornado watches out for the carolinas and virginia through midmorning. the back side of the storm, a winter weathermaker. blowing snow. lots of snow at that. in fact, a blizzard warning in north dakota. they will see a foot of snow, with winds tropical storm-force strength that's 50 miles an hour o and this weather report has been brought to you by welch's 100% purple grape juice. >> purple. no mistake about it. thanks heidi. >>> next the real estate rollercoaster. what the new housing numbers really mean. oh, i'll get them to eat veggies. "how?" you ask. i have a way. it's deliciously clever. and they'll be none the wiser. new prego veggie smart sauce gives them 50% of their daily recommended amount of veggies. [laughter] be smart. veggie smart. [ scott ] let's spread the word! hey, ladies! how are you? where's the only place to find southwest low fares online? southwest.com. southwest.com. southwest.com. [ southwest employees ] alright! bring 'em in...bring 'em in... stop! how many places can you book southwest tickets online? just one. there's only on
tornado watches out for the carolinas and virginia through midmorning. the back side of the storm, a winter weathermaker. blowing snow. lots of snow at that. in fact, a blizzard warning in north dakota. they will see a foot of snow, with winds tropical storm-force strength that's 50 miles an hour o and this weather report has been brought to you by welch's 100% purple grape juice. >> purple. no mistake about it. thanks heidi. >>> next the real estate rollercoaster. what the new...